Monday, October 25, 2010

Recipe: Pumpkin Chocoloate Chip Cookies

These cookies are "cakey" rather than flat.

Pumpkin Chocoloate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 scant tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp milk
1 TBS vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, egg. Mix. Add vanilla and mix. In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, salt. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Add chocolate chips and nuts.

Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet (or parchment paper) and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm.